Norton v. Cooley

Defendants-appellants appeal from a judgment for libel rendered against them by the trial court, without the intervention of a jury.

The facts most favorable to appellee are as follows:

In May, 1963, appellee purchased from The Jay C. Store in Columbus, Indiana, supplies for the garag-e and service station and a small restaurant which he owned and operated. Appellee generally paid for such supplies in cash, but on this one occasion he endorsed over to appellant-Store a personal check to appellee in the amount of $50. Appellee had received the check from one William Seitz in payment of rent.

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